not it enough to make the foolof^^me, which my behaviour expreſsed? — How could I look on without^agony?feeling my extreme danger? — Wasnot the very sight of the Friendwho sat behind you? — was notthe recollection of what had been —the knowledge of her Influence —^{the indelible, immoveable Impreſsion of}of your what Persuasion had oncedone, was not it all against me?" — "You should have distinguished —replied Anne — You should not havesuspected me now; — The case^^was sodifferent, & my age so different! —If I was wrong, in yeilding toPersuasion once, remember thatit was to Persuasion exerted onthe side of safety, not of Risk.When I yeilded, I thought it wasto Duty. — But no Duty couldbe called in aid here. –In marryinga Man indifferent to me, allRisk would have been incurred,& all Duty violated." —"You^{Perhaps I ought to have reasoned thus,}are right — he cried — This ought to^{he replied, but I could not.}have weighed with me, but it didnot. — I could not derive benefit